Martins Plight Analysis
Martins Plight is a story that is an example of morality. In my opinion the way a typical ninth grader might respond to Martins Plight with scenario a which was “ you look the other way, pretending you haven't heard anything, and hurry on to class. If you were to stop to help, the boys might taunt you as well, and that will only make the situation worse.” Being a teen in high school is always a struggle no matter what grade you are. If the teen had chosen situation A he really wanted to tell an authority about the situation but did not want to be know as the school snitch. Kohlberg would classify this teen as level 1 which is known as preconventional morality. I would classify this as Stage 1, punishment-avoidance and obedience. The ninth
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The ninth grader in this case has achieved stage 6 called the universal ethical principle. In my situation I would have chosen option B because I always try to follow the rules and arriving late to a class is considered a punishment in high school which calls for after school detention. I can relate Martins Plight to the famous Heinz Dilemma which states a woman is dying from a special type of cancer and needs medication from the druggist, but the druggist made the price to high so the husband broke into the store and stole the drugs. Should Heinz have done this ? Heinz should have done this because saving a human's life is more important than the property of others. Being a biology major this is sometimes a case in the field of medicine. Is it right to do a C-section on somebody who is going to lose their life and the baby and not being certified to save a life or should I let the mom and baby die because I don't want to get in trouble by the law and lose my license to practice medicine. This is why many hospitals have a ethics committee to make sure everyone is safe from harm and
The ninth grader in this case has achieved stage 6 called the universal ethical principle. In my situation I would have chosen option B because I always try to follow the rules and arriving late to a class is considered a punishment in high school which calls for after school detention. I can relate Martins Plight to the famous Heinz Dilemma which states a woman is dying from a special type of cancer and needs medication from the druggist, but the druggist made the price to high so the husband broke into the store and stole the drugs. Should Heinz have done this ? Heinz should have done this because saving a human's life is more important than the property of others. Being a biology major this is sometimes a case in the field of medicine. Is it right to do a C-section on somebody who is going to lose their life and the baby and not being certified to save a life or should I let the mom and baby die because I don't want to get in trouble by the law and lose my license to practice medicine. This is why many hospitals have a ethics committee to make sure everyone is safe from harm and